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Never Lose Again Your Digital Memories

Losing photos and precious videos is incomparably much more than just a technical inconvenience: it is an emotional loss of dear memories. Cherished captured moments from family gatherings, vacations, and personal milestones hold deep sentiment. It’s as if part of our past has been torn out when these things disappear….

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

DivX Play 10.2.0
DivX® 9 for Windows is available as a free download, which provides absolutely everything that you need to enjoy high-quality digital content on your computer.  You can also play your DivX files (.divx, .avi) on millions of DivX Certified® devices.  With DivX Play 10.2.0 you can watch numerous formats, including... Read more
FastPictureViewer 1.9 Build 335 (32-bit)
FastPictureViewer is an image viewer that has been specifically designed for photographers.  The software now has powerful workflow tools that help to automate file management duties such as copy, move, delete, save-for-web and others. FastPictureViewer has the Fastest RAW viewer ever made.  Other outstanding features include: Instant zooming to... Read more
Microsoft’s “Office Mix” Makes PowerPoint Interactive
Death by PowerPoint is something that many an employee has to go through, especially when attending seminars, meetings, and pitches. While there is no dearth of useful advice about how to make PowerPoint presentations that will not bore your audience to death, these resources don’t seem to have much... Read more
The Best Apps On Google Chromecast
At the beginning of last month Google released its Chromecast Software Development Kit (SDK) and API, meaning that the inexpensive HDMI dongle is about to get a whole lot more apps. Add the fact that Chromecast is now available in another eleven countries, including the U.K., Canada, Italy, Sweden,... Read more
Handy Hints For Windows 8.1
So by now you’ve had plenty of time to play around with Windows 8.1 and get to grips with the customisable start screen, new and improved apps and the fact that OneDrive weaves itself throughout the operating system. Plus you’ve probably breathed a sigh of relief that the Start... Read more
Which Fitness Tracker Should You Choose?
Wearable technology is one of the more recent categories of the ever-growing gadget market. Fitness trackers have become more popular, especially amongst fitness fanatics and the health conscious alike. They can monitor everything from your exercise and diet,  to your overall body movement and sleep patterns. But with so... Read more
Emu App Makes Texting Smarter & Easier
I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again at some point, but I love to send text messages. I don’t know what it is about it, but there’s just something fun about sending digital messages and not having to talk on the phone (or use a... Read more
Citrix Releases GoToMeeting For Chrome
Video conferencing is a standard requirement in today’s business environments.  Whether people choose to use Skype or another service, they need high quality services at little or no cost.  The market has a few products that are availalble at the moment and one to look out for is Citrix‘s GoToMeeting,... Read more
Forget Weights, Tone Those Biceps With ToneFone
It seems there is just no end to the diverse and unusual uses for the humble iPhone case. It was only last week that I reported on the case that also doubles up as a stethoscope and now keeping on the health theme, I’d like to introduce the ToneFone.... Read more
Download SnagIt 11.4.2.263
Tech Smith has released an update for its popular SnagIt product. This screen capture software allows you to not just capture a screen view but also resize, cut, frame and add notes to the image. SnagIt 11.4.2.263 is a maintenance release and fixes the following bugs:     Additional fixes... Read more
Mophie Case Gives More Battery & Storage For iPhones
Having owned multiple iPhones as well as a Galaxy S3, I am well aware that iPhones are seriously lacking in the upgradeable storage and extra battery department. When I used my Galaxy, I could easily upgrade the onboard storage space with a micro SD card (and I did just... Read more
OCZ Create Lightning Fast 3.2 TB SSD
Toshiba purchased OCZ last month for $35 million after OCZ were bankrupt.  OCZ are starting shipments of a new line of solid-state drives (SSD’s), which offer a maximum storage capacity of 3.2TB.  The Z-Drive 4500 range of Solid State Drives ship in capacities of 800GB and 1.6TB.  The new... Read more
Dropbox 2.6.18 Is Now Available On FileHippo
Dropbox is an online sharing tool that allows you to select, share and synchronise files with other users. You can sync any size or type of file and the software comes with 2GB of online storage for free. The latest version, Dropbox 2.6.18, sees added translations but the company... Read more
Download HotSpot Shield Now For Internet Security
Hotspot Shield is an internet security and privacy solution that builds a VPN between your device and its internet gateway. This stops any hackers or snoopers from spying on your online activities and protects sensitive information such as credit card details. The software also boasts features that include protection... Read more
Kaspersky Announces Anti-Phishing Browser
Cyber security specialist, Kaspersky Labs, have just announced ‘Safe Browser’ for Windows Phone.  Kaspersky announced the launch at MWC this week.  The browser is an alternative to Internet Explorer, which protects against phishing attacks.  It does this by automatically blocking dangerous links. The browser is available now on the Windows Phone Store... Read more
Catchr App Finds Out Who’s Spying On Your Phone
Even the best of us fall prey to paranoia sometimes and think that everyone around us is out to get us. (Can you say A Beautiful Mind?) Or, maybe they’re just out to get our phones and see who all we’ve been talking to and whatnot. If you’ve ever suspected... Read more
Sony Selling Waterproof Walkman Inside A Bottle Of Water
Most people probably listen to music on-the-go through their smartphone nowadays but there is still a niche market for MP3 players. Sony wants to capitalize on this and is targeting consumers who want to listen to music underwater. Smartphones are not cheap and so for some places they are... Read more
ii Earphones Snap Strap Keep Earphones From Falling Out
In this day and age, a quality pair of earphones (or earbuds, headphones, whatever you want to call them) are essential to get through the day. If you use public transportation to get to work, then there’s a fair chance that you listen to music during your commutes. If... Read more